What happened to the English colony set up in 1587?

The English colony established in 1587 on Roanoke Island, known as the "Lost Colony," mysteriously vanished. When John White, the colony's governor, returned in 1590 after a supply trip to England, he found the settlement abandoned with no signs of struggle. The only clue left was the Word "Croatoan" carved into a post, suggesting a possible connection to a nearby island. The fate of the colonists remains one of history's enduring mysteries.